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# adaptable

adjective (adaptable, more adaptable, most adaptable)

«adaptable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Adaptable means able to change to suit new situations or places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adaptable/#m1)
2. An adaptable thing can be changed for different uses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adaptable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it describes animals and plants that survive in many habitats, like foxes and rats. In everyday life it praises people who cope well with change, like moving school. Phrases: highly adaptable, adaptable to.

### Examples

- Foxes are adaptable and live in both cities and forests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adaptable/#x1)
- Be adaptable when plans change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adaptable/#x2)
- This adaptable table can be made bigger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adaptable/#x3)
- Humans are very adaptable animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adaptable/#x4)
- Good teachers are adaptable to every pupil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adaptable/#x5)
- The adaptable plant grows in sun or shade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adaptable/#x6)

### Note

From adapt + -able. Noun: adaptability; adaptation (science: a feature that helps a living thing survive). Do not confuse adapt with adopt (to take as your own).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adaptable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adaptable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adaptable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adaptable.html) on Mova free.